Royals pitcher Liam Hendriks struggled during an emergency start Saturday.
Hendriks wasn’t slated to start, but Danny Duffy had to leave Saturday’s game after throwing one pitch. Hendriks came on in relief, and had a tough time against the Yankees. He allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits over four innings. Hendriks struck out three and did not issue any walks.
Hendriks had trouble immediately. In the first inning, the Yankees managed a small two-out rally, bringing in the first run of the game. Two additional runs would score in the third after Hendriks opened the frame with a double, triple and a sac fly. The final run against Hendriks would be unearned due to a throwing error.
With the loss, Hendriks dropped to 1-1. He’ll take on the Red Sox in his next start if he remains in the rotation.